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In case you missed it… Elected officials in Lucas County spoke out yesterday at the Toledo Express Airport — home to the 180th fighter wing — to highlight how Ohio jobs and our nation’s security are at risk because of President Donald Trump’s diversion of funds from vital military construction projects for a wall at

In case you missed it… Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy all distanced themselves over the weekend from dangerous, unconstitutional abortion bans allowing no exceptions for rape or incest, but in Ohio Mike DeWine signed such a bill into law with Jon Husted’s support, and Dave Yost vowed to defend it. “Some national Republicans

In case you missed it… Local officials in Richland County spoke out yesterday at the Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport — home to the 179th Airlift Wing — to highlight how Ohio jobs and our nation’s security are at risk because of President Donald Trump’s diversion of funds from vital military construction projects for a wall

COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus Vice Chair Constance Lighthall issued the following statement Thursday after this week’s committee hearing of House Bill 182 sponsored by state Rep. John Becker that would prohibit health insurance companies from providing coverage for abortion care and even some forms of contraception: “Ohio is facing a crisis in infant

In case you missed it… As the state legislature considers the next two-year budget, Athens County public servants and addiction treatment experts are calling for the restoration of funding for local communities, highlighting how the loss in funding has hurt their ability to combat the addiction crisis and provide vital services. KEY HIGHLIGHTS: From The

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party has filed a public records request for all correspondence, bids, contracts, payments, meeting minutes and other records regarding a now-deleted video produced by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office that ended up in a campaign email for AG Dave Yost. “Ohio taxpayers deserve full transparency on what taxpayer resources were

COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper issued the following statement Friday after a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that Ohio’s congressional map is an “unconstitutional partisan gerrymander” and must be redrawn by the 2020 election: “We applaud the decision from the federal Southern District

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House voted Wednesday to end state takeovers of school districts, which have come under fire for failing to provide struggling schools with the support they need as out-of-district CEOs replaced democratically elected school boards in East Cleveland, Lorain and Youngstown. But despite broad, bipartisan support, state Rep. Tom Brinkman voted against

COLUMBUS — Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper released the following statement on Mike DeWine’s first 100 days in office: “Normally announcements about an elected official’s first 100 days in office include a list of things the person is proud to highlight, but Mike DeWine didn’t include any such list. Perhaps that’s because his most